Seal-lock



(ModeL) F. M. WARE & G. W. BENJAMIN.

SEAL LOOK. No. 366,903. Patented July 19, 1887.

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FRANCIS M. XVARE AND GEORGE W. BENJAMIN, OF NORTH BEND, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,903, dated Jul 19,1887.

Application filed December 24, 1886. Serial No. 222,437. (Model) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANCIS M. \VARE and GEORGE W. BENJAMIN, of NorthBend, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Seal-Locks, which improvement is fully setforth in the following specification and ac companying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved car seal and lock;Fig. 2, a side view of said look, a portion of one of the side platesbeing broken away. Fig. 3 is a simisection and showing the shackle aspartly engaged with the link-seal. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thedog detached.

Our device relates to an improvement in car seals and locks, wherein weuse a seal made of thewire link so disposed as to be connected to apeculiarlyconstructed lock, the shackle of which automatically engageswith a part of the link within the lock, thus preventing the shacklefrom becoming disengaged without cutting the seal.

In the accompanying drawings, A is alockcase constructed externally, asin the usual manner, and B the shackle hinged at one side, 0, to thecase A, while oppositely the inner side is provided with a recess, D,inclined face E, and a metal spring, F. The upper face of the forwardpart of the lock is provided with a usual opening, G, to secure theforward end of the shackle, while immediately rearward from thisopening, and forming a part therein, is a vertical slot, H, both in thetop and partially down the side of the case A.

Immediately within the device forward of this slot H isa small metalpiece, I, the rear face, J, somewhat inclined, while in its front faceit has a recess, K, so that the shackle may pass down into the casewithout interfering with said metal piece. This metal piece I isdisposed on two wings of a wire spring, L, hinged to a lug, M, at thelower part of the case. This spring L is of a single piece of wire, thetwo upper ends of which are secured in the metal piece, a metal loop, N,being formed at the other end, which rests against the forward innerside of the case, so that the normal position of the metal piece I willbe with its inner face against the lug I at the upper part of the easeinwardly from the slot H. In order that the wire-link seal Q may beplaced within the lower part of the slot II, it must be entered at theupper part of said slot, and then forced downward past the inclined faceJ of the metal piece, and thence to -the lower part of the slot. Themetal piece will 1 then regain its position, thus securing the link inposition. After the insertion of the wire-link seal Q, the shackle B isbrought down and forced into position. As willbe noticed, therccessD,within the lower part of the shackle, is in such a position, inconnection with the spring F, that when forced downwardly the transversepart of the link will be engaged by the inclined face E of the shackle,and as the pressure is exerted the spring will be forced outwardly,permitting the transverse part of the wire-link seal Q to engage withinthe re cess D of the shackle. The entrance of the shackle into theopening G prevents the metal piece I from moving forward, and thus inturn prevents the link Q from becoming disengaged from the case withoutbeing cut. The seal-link Q may be made of various forms, eitherelliptical, rectangular, or, as we prefer it, of a triangular shape, asshown in the drawings.-

IVhat we claim is 1. In a car seal and lock, the combination of the caseprovided with a slot, as described, and having a shackle hinged theretoprovided at its end with a recess and spring, as set forth, a wire-linkseal, and means for securing said shackle within the case, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the case A, having a hinged shackle, as setforth, and slotted at H, the piece I, and spring L, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the case A, slotted at H, the spring L, havingattached to its upper end the piece I, recessed at K, and the shackle B,having recess D, and spring F, substantiall y as described.

4. The case A, having slot H therein, and day of October, 1886, in thepresence of Witprovided inside with the lug I, and springnesses.

actuated piece I, combined with the shackle FRANCIS M. WVABE. and thewire-link seal Q, substantially as and GEORGE W. BENJAMIN. 5 for thepurpose set forth. Witnesses:

In testimony that we claim the foregoing E. J. BENJAMIN,

We vhave hereunto set our hands, this 1st G. L. BEOKWITH,

